Johnson officially signs with Bengals

(8/3/11) The Bengals officially announced the signing of LB Brandon Johnson on Wednesday. Johnson is expected to be a backup once again in 2011.

Johnson performs well in spot start

(9/20/10) Bengals LB Brandon Johnson had six assisted tackles and one interception in Week 2 against the Ravens. He has 10 tackles in two games. Johnson started in the place of Keith Rivers (foot).

Johnson has 1.5 sacks in Week 9

(11/8/09) Bengals LB Brandon Johnson finished with five tackles and 1.5 sacks on Sunday in a win over Baltimore.

LB Johnson signs tender

(4/17/09) The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to terms with restricted free agent linebacker Brandon Johnson. The fourth-year player from Louisville finished second on the team in tackles last season, getting a chance to start after rookie linebacker Keith Rivers broke his jaw. Johnson was a fifth-round pick by Arizona and played on special teams for two years. The Bengals signed him as a free agent, and he got his chance to play after Rivers got hurt.

Two Bengals LBs tendered

(2/26/09) The Bengals tried to keep linebackers Brandon Johnson and Rashad Jeanty by turning them into restricted free agents on Thursday. The Bengals tendered contract offers to the linebackers that gives them the right to match any offer. If the Bengals decide not to match another team's offer, they get a second-round draft pick as compensation. The team decided not to make tender offers to running back DeDe Dorsey, receiver Glenn Holt, linebacker Corey Mays and safety John Busing, allowing them to become free agents.